Strategic documents and policies, from the United States National Security Strategy down to the SOUTHCOM Commander's Posture Statement to Congress, recognize the role of economic development and liberalized trade in promoting global and regional...
This document addresses the trade of Japan Proper (including Karafuto) with foreign countries. This includes import and export trade, trade by geographic areas and leading countries, and wartime overseas trade. Second is the trade of Japan Proper...
China and the United States have been competitors on a global scale since Deng Xiaoping changed China's trading policies in 1976. The policies resulted in increased tensions between the two nations over time. This monograph uses Commercial...
China gained formal accession to the WTO in December 2001 after fifteen years of negotiations and domestic economic reforms. Since then, China’s economy has been on an upward trajectory, surpassing Germany and Japan to become the second largest...
This paper seeks to answer the question, “What role should the militaries of the US and their NATO allies play in the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan?” This monograph shows the United States (US) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
In this study on industry and commerce in the Philippines, main branches, organization and government control, and the effects of war on industry are examined. Commerce topics include domestic trade, foreign trade and price control.
The United States enjoys a significant benefit from the dollar’s status as the predominant international currency. These financial benefits translate into increased state power through autonomy and the ability to shape the rules of the...
In this handbook on Germany, labor relations in the Weimar Republic, labor law under Nazism, the three supreme control agencies, the Ministry of Labor and its agencies, the German labor front, regulation of labor supply, wage policies, and the...
The interconnectedness of global trade influences international relations. The complexities of this interconnectedness may be better understood through quantitative analysis of the balance of trade within the global economic system. This monograph...
Colombia is on the verge of collapse because of the instability generated by leftist guerrilla groups, drug traffickers, and right-wing paramilitaries against the Colombian government and its ability to provide security for the people of the state....
Narcotics trade is a major funding source for the insurgency in Afghanistan. Afghan law enforcement (LE) units target traffickers, processing labs, and drug caches to minimize this supply chain. These LE units are mentored by US Drug Enforcement...
This paper examined how well does the integration of Military, Other Government Agencies (OGA), and International Organizations (IO) economic functions reduce the operational risks in achieving contingency campaign objectives. It investigated how...
Presidential Study Directive-10 directed executive agencies to improve efforts in preventing human atrocities. Conflict analysis has identified that internal conflict has significant adverse impacts on civilian populations. Apart from increased...
Following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States stands alone today as the only global superpower remaining. Many political scientists have speculated that our nation will enjoy this status for many years to come with only China as...
Discussion of Austria. This section covers Employment and unemployment, employment agencies, wages, hours and working conditions, labor legislation and labor policies, labor organizations, industrial relations, cooperatives and social insurance.
This is a study on industry and commerce in French Indo-China. Industry subjects include legal regulations, effects of the war on industry, and items like textiles, alcohol, and chemicals. Commerce includes domestic and foreign trade (balance of...
The purpose of this monograph is to investigate the relationship and linkages between insurgencies and the illicit narcotics trade in general; to examine the specific root causes and influences on the drug trade and insurgencies in Colombia and...
While western countries appear to be gradually turning their back to Africa and looking at the leaders of African countries with much criticism, China is stepping in to increase its involvement with many countries. More specifically, China is...
Certain nations are growing unprecedented wealth from oil and gas revenue and large trade surpluses, and are investing at unprecedented levels in other countries via Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). SWFs continue to increase rapidly in quantity, size...